Instruments
What shakeable instrument is often used in many Latin American music genres?
A maraca
What music from Spain uses clapping, fast guitar, and tapping feet?
Flamenco
What is the traditional dance of Spain?
Flamenco
In what U.S. territory is Reggaetón famous?
Puerto Rico
What button instrument is the signature sound of Argentine Tango?
a bandoneón
What genre is slower and dramatic, often played with violin or piano?
Tango
What dance style has fast spins and stepping?
Salsa
In what Caribbean island nation did Salsa originate?
Cuba
What tall hand drum is common in Afro-Cuban music?
the conga drum
What genre has a fast, bouncy rhythm and is danced in a circle at Carnival?
Samba
What Brazilian dance is high energy and seen during Carnival?
Samba
What country is famous for Carnival and Samba?
Brazil
What small metal instrument is struck with a stick and keeps rhythm in Merengue?
a güira
What music sounds like a mix of drums and flutes?
Cumbia
What partner dance from the Dominican Republic is fast with marching feet?
Merengue
In what South American country was tango born?
Argentina
What Brazilian percussion instrument sounds like a high-pitched drum and is used in Samba?
a cuíca
What genre mixes hip-hop and Caribbean beats, and often uses auto-tune vocals?
Reggaetón
What music style from Puerto Rico uses call and response and drums?
Bomba
What island next to Haiti is the origin of Bachata and Merengue?
The Dominican Republic